June 2016

UGA is truly global. With international residential centers, faculty research all over the world and international partnerships, the UGA community is present across the globe. Many of our students are, right now, in far away destinations studying and learning about everything from anthropology and art to music and politics. Many of our professors are stationed in far away destinations conducting research on a myriad of topics. Want to know just how far UGA's reach is?

This Sunday, June 19th, will mark 151 years ago that the U.S. Army took possession of Galveston Island and began a battle against slavery in Texas. It was two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation took effect, and two months after Appomattox, and yet on this date the U.S. Army took possession of Galveston Island, a barrier island just off the coast of Texas, and began a late, long-lasting war against slavery. While the battle was not well known, it lasted for months after what many believe was the actual end of the Civil War.

As the end of another lazy summer week nears on campus, we wanted to tell you about a couple of events that are happening tonight that help promote the arts and literacy. Both events are free and provide ample reason to get out and explore something new tonight.

Looking to lose weight or even maintain your current weight? You may justify small indulgences like a piece of cake by telling yourself that it's okay to have just a small amount. Everything in moderation, right? Perhaps not.

Congratulations are in order to Hugh Hodgson School of Music Ph.D. student Franziska Brunner, who has received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program grant. The grant will take Brunner to Austria to musicological research, thanks to the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.

Water, food and energy are inextricably linked. All three sectors impact one or both of the others. Improving water, energy and food security on a global level can be achieved through a nexus approach that integrates management of these resources across geographies and sectors. Having the data to do this, however, is a challenge.